St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-24
SATURDAYS MARKET.
Prices on the Chicago Board Influenced by
the Prevalence Of Heavy Rain
Storms,
Which Have Swept Through the Winter
Wheat Belt and Left Fields
Bare.
Gables Were Trifie Firmer and the
Quotations Opened Somewhat
Higher.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--GeneraI
Markets.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-The weat her entered
into the wheat market to-day Heavy rains
were reported throughout the winter wheat
belt which, it was argued would leave the
fields bare. and if followed by sharp cold spell
as predicted would occasion serious injury
The reports from California were conflicting,
''buils'' claiming TO have advlces that the out
look for the wheat crop on the coast was poor
The cables were a trifle tirmer and under these
combined influences wheat opened SO higher
at S434c for May, rose quickly to e5Lc, fell
back to S4}4c, rallied to 95llc and closed at
S51sc. The exports from three POI Is aggrega-
ted 221 600, and it was estimated that the Isl
Bile supply would show Il decrease of about
100000. The receipts of corn show a falling
off. and in sympathy with wheat the market
turned and became fairly strong, closing for
the session 1890 higher than Yesterday.
Oats advanced 5000 on fairly active specu-
latIVe trading, but there was very little inter-
est manifested in the deal. Provisions ruled
active and strong on small receipts OF hogs at
the yards, and good demand. both local and
outside. Mess pork rose 17156D20c per Dbl
and close at nearly outside figures Lard
advanced slightly and short ribs were 715m
l0c 100 lbs higher.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, January, opened at 7s14c,
closing at 1S}9c; February 7SIc, clos
ing at 1S5sc; March, 1850, closing at 7914c;
May. SAGE, closing at S51sc. Corn-No 2.
January, 355sc, closing at 355ac: February,
353sc, closing at 355sc; March, sec, closing
at 36Hc; May, Ale, closing at 4IIc
Oats-No. 2 January, 25$4c, closing at 20 &c;
February, 25$4c, closing at 2534c; March,
26c, closing at 26c; May, 301@c, closing
at 301ac. Mess porkSper barrel-January
Sl220, closing at S12.S5; February, Sl2.2O.
closing at S12.35; March, S12,30. closing at
Sl%, 4219; May, s12.4O, closing at sl2.571a. Lard
per 100 pounds = January, $3.50 closing
at $685.; February, $780, closing at
$685.; March, $751;, closing at S66215:
May, 500, closing at 1915. Short
ribs per 100 pounds-January, $500,
closing at $6.25; February, $500, clos
ing at S6.25; March, 1925, closing
at $685.; May, $685., closing at 1913
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and unchanged Wheat No. spring, 7S1Ic;
No. spring, 69@71c; No. 2 red, 1899. Corn
No. ., 355z35$4c. Oats-No. =, 25%c
Rye-No. 2, SAC. Barley-No. ., 50@521@c
Flax Seed-No, /, Sl.02. Prime Timothy
Seed, Sl.S9. Mess pork per Dbl, $I2 500
1926. Lard, per 100 lbs, S650@6 52%. Short
ribs sides, loose. S6.25; dry sailed shoulders,
boxed, S5.2G@5.S0; short clear sides, boxed,
s6.55G6.6O Whisky, dlstillers' finished goods
per gal, S1.1S. Sugars cut loaf. 614@6sLc;
granuated, &c; Standard a 5s4c. Receipts
Flour. -, 900 bbls; wheat, 81, 900 bu: corn
T1,00e bu: oats, l14,000 bu; rye. 1908 bu;
barley, $1,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 90 600
bbls; wheat, 11,000 bu; corn, %, 900 bu: OATS
$1,000 bu; rye, LOCO bu; barley, $4,000 bu
On the produce exchange to-day the butter
market ruled dull; creamery, 2l@3Oc; dairy
2OG24c. Eggs, 261a@213lc.